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Global study finds taller plant species taking over as mountains and the Arctic warm
Credit: Courtesy David Hik A study by more than 100 global researchers is linking the effects of climate change to...
Clinical grade hardware and AI companies partner to develop biomarkers of aging
Credit: Insilico Medicine Friday, September 28th, 2018, Rockville, MD. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in...
Search for groundwater in the ocean
25 September 2018/Kiel/Valetta. Scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the University of Malta (UM) will be...
Ice-free corridor sustained Arctic marine life during last Ice Age
Credit: Photo: M. Forwick Scientists from Norway and the UK have shown that, 20.000 years ago, Arctic sea ice in...
Scientists created proteins controlled by light
Credit: Aleksandr Mishin Researchers developed fluorescent proteins that can be controlled by orange and green light. These proteins will help...
Neglected baby beetles evolve greater self-reliance
Credit: tomhouslay.com In gardens, parks and woods across the UK, the Sexton burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides quietly buries dead mice...
How some algae may survive climate change
Credit: Susanne Ruemmele Green algae that evolved to tolerate hostile and fluctuating conditions in salt marshes and inland salt flats...
Observing the development of a deep-sea greenhouse gas filter
Credit: MARUM - Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen Large quantities of the greenhouse gas methane are stored...
New book looks at dealing with critical risks from climate change beyond adaptation limits
A new book edited by researchers at IIASA, the London School of Economics (LSE) and Deltares looks at the research,...
Pitt bioengineering grad student makes waves in MR research with a 3D printed phantom head
Credit: RF Research Facility PITTSBURGH (September 28, 2018) ... Phantoms are not just ghostly figures of our imagination, they are...
Improved In vivo imaging of atherosclerotic plaque development
Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - Atherosclerosis, involving the buildup of plaque in the arteries and an associated reduction...
Now is the time to answer questions about climate engineering disease impacts
Radical solutions to climate change might save lives, but a commentary in the October 2018 issue of the journal Nature...
Discovery paves way for improved ovarian cancer care
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Australian scientists have revealed a better way to identify which patients should respond to...
Early Parkinson’s patients waiting too long to seek medical evaluation
Credit: Robert A. Hauser, M.D., University of South Florida The time between diagnosis and the institution of symptomatic treatment is...
A role for Scn5a missplicing in cardiac arrhythmias in myotonic dystrophy
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveals new insights into what can...
Building a flu factory from host cell components
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health Perhaps inspired by the annual 3 to 5...
New wood-based materials to prevent the spread of microorganisms in hospitals
A recently launched development project called Sami&Samu is looking to introduce innovative renewable materials, surface finishes and textiles to Hospital...
Child Mind Institute study: Wearables could inform selective mutism research, diagnosis, treatment
NEW YORK, NY (September 24, 2018) - In a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, a team...
Sensitive babies become altruistic toddlers
Our responsiveness to seeing others in distress accounts for variability in helping behavior from early in development, according to a...
Medicaid expansions linked to slower rises in overdose deaths
PHILADELPHIA -- The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that...
